# rette
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛtə/, [ˈʁad̥ə], [ˈʁɑd̥ə]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

#### Verb

rette (imperative ret, infinitive at rette, present tense retter, past tense rettede, perfect tense har rettet)
* to straighten, adjust (to make even)
* to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)
* to correct, rectify (to make right)
* to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)

##### Derived terms

* retning
* rettelse

#### Further reading

* “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

rette
* definite singular of ret
* plural of ret

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

rette
* (obsolete) dative singular of ret
    only used in these fixed expressions: i rette (“correcting”), med rette (“rightly”), til rette (“orderly”)

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

rette
* inflection of retten:
** first-person singular present
** first/third-person singular subjunctive I
** singular imperative

## Hunsrik
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈretə/

### Verb

rette
* to save
* to rescue

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Italian
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

rette f
* plural of retta

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

rette f pl
* feminine plural of retto

### Anagrams

* tetre

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

rette
* definite singular of rett
* plural of rett

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse retta.

#### Verb

rette (imperative rett, present tense retter, passive rettes, simple past and past participle retta or rettet, present participle rettende)
* to correct
* to right, straighten
* to aim, direct

##### Derived terms

* etterrettelig
* opprette
* rettelse
* underrette

### References

* “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

#### Verb

rette (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative rette/rett)
* (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
* (transitive) to aim, direct
* (transitive) to hand, pass
* (transitive) to correct
* (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
* (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)

##### Usage notes

* Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.

##### Alternative forms

* retta (a-infinitive)

##### Synonyms

* (to correct): justere, korrigere
* (to hand, pass): rekke
* (to execute): avrette

##### Derived terms

* avrette
* einsrette
* forrette
* framtidsretta
* innrette
* likerette
* opprette
* rettar
* rette bakar for smed
* rette tunge
* rettesnor
* rettetong
* retting
* underrette
* utrette

##### Related terms

* rett (“right”)

#### Noun

rette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)
* the right side of a piece of clothing
    Coordinate term: range

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

rette
* definite singular of rett
* plural of rett

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

rette m
* (obsolete, now used only in fixed expressions) dative singular of rett
    Antonym: urette

##### Derived terms

* i rette
* med rette
* til rette

### References

* “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* etter, terte